Dilambdogale

De-lam-do-gah-le.

John Stewart

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Name

Dilambdogale.

Phonetic

De-lam-do-gah-le.

Named By

Erik R.‭ ‬Seiffert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Afrosoricida.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬gheerbranti‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

‭Egypt.

Time Period

Priabonian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

Jaw.

In Depth

       Dilambdogale is a shrew-like mammal that lived in Egypt during the early Eocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The oldest and youngest records of Afrosoricida‭ (‬Placentalia,‭ ‬Afrotheria‭) ‬from the Fayum Depression of northern Egypt.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬55‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬599‭–‬616.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Erik R.‭ ‬Seiffert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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